A Sussex vineyard has produced what is believed to be the first international award-winning English red wine.
Sedlescombe Vineyard beat off fierce competition from more than 50 other wines produced in regions all over the world, including Greece, Italy, Portugal, Sicily and Cotes du Rhone.
But it was the organic 2011 vintage Regent that was crowned the best red wine.
The organic vineyard also came away with a prize for its second entry, which was a 2010 vintage Premier Brut sparkling wine.
Roy Cook founded the vineyard in 1979 with his wife Irma and it is now England’s oldest and largest organic wine producer.
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